Case Report

The following images represent a case of occipital cephalocele diagnosed at the 23 weeks of gestation. Cephalocele was discovered during the ultrasound examination performed at 23 weeks. The diagnose of the isolated cephalocele was confirmed on the MRI examination done at 28 and 34 weeks of gestation, respectively. No other brain anomaly was diagnosed. Patient delivered at 38 weeks via planned cesarian section. Surgery of the neonate was schedulled after the delivery.

Images 1,2: Image 1 shows the axial view of the fetal brain, arrow indicates the cephalocele. Image 2 shows the cephalocele located at the occipital region.

Images 3,4: Image 3 shows the occipital region of the fetal head with cephalocele. Image 4 shows a detail of the cephalocele.

Images 5,6: Images show the cephalocele and the skull defect through which the brain content herniates.